Acylation
to introduce the into (a compound).
noun
the introduction into a chemical compound of an acyl group
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- Ad absurdum
to the point of absurdity. Historical Examples Reductio ad absurdum—A reduction of an adversary’s conclusion to an absurdity. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources James Wood And so Gersonides proceeds to demolish Maimonides’s position by reducing it ad absurdum. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Isaac Husik Housewife in fact […]
- Ad arbitrium
at pleasure; at will.